BT Hub Manager - recent changes

[michael226]

I have been used the BT Hub Manager for a long time to check status and connections.

A few days ago, when entering the usual 192.168.1.254, I got a message back saying:

“secure connection required, access to the Hub Manger now requires a secure HTTPS connection (and there is a button to press to switch to HTTPS).  You might see a browser certificate warning - what should I do ? (Which is a link to a BT site)”

This isn’t the browser warning message as it shows 192.168.1.254/forced.https.htm in the address bar.

If I change to https://192.168.1.254 I can get to the Hub Manager, after the safari browser warning, but it’s now asking for the admin password for pages that used to be viewable without login in, like connected devices and connection status.

Has there been a firmware update to change this?  

[Aljaha]

I have also noticed this and see that my Smart Hub 2 had an update on the 3rd December and assumed this has caused it.

[WSH]

What version of firmware is it?

The last version was v0.45.00.08028

[licquorice]

Version 0.46 has changed hub manager page to HTTPS.

Obviously not necessary as the hub manager is only accessible from the LAN but I guess it stops browsers from complaining of an insecure connection.

[Aljaha]

46.218

[Aljaha]

Whoops misread the numbers  should be .46.02.10311

[chrisjp]

Annoyingly, after clicking the "switch to HTTPS" button, my Chrome web browser complains the site is NOT secure because there is no appropriate certificate.
I then have to go through a dialogue saying I want to connect to the site anyway, and eventually the hub manager opens but with the https bit in red and crossed out in the displayed URL.
Having eventually got onto the hub manager I then find I have to enter the admin password to get to anything on there. Previously this was only needed to access Advance Settings.
I don't think all this is an improvement and I don't understand why BT have thought it necessary to impose so many new hoops to jump through just to access the hub manager.